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February 3, 2010

Readers share snow photos
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Click on the related tlink to check out the photos some of our readers submitted from the snowy weekend Jan. 30-31.   Read More

February 8, 2010

Whitsett Planning Board develops yard ordinances

WHITSETT — The Whitsett Planning Board will recommend new rules on yard appearance and accessory buildings to Town Council. The board voted to ban uncontrolled growth of weeds or grass more than two feet tall “causing or threatening to cause a... Read More

Gibsonville board gets briefed on public transportation

GIBSONVILLE — The director of the Alamance County Transportation Authority spoke Monday at Town Hall to educate people about services available to residents. The mayor invited Dennis Williams to the Board of Aldermen meeting to explain some of the s... Read More

Students take part in "teach in" just before museum opens

GIBSONVILLE — Stepping into the classroom, the students at Gibsonville Elementary School tried to imagine themselves inside a five-and-dime store in 1960. “Hi, welcome to Woolworth’s,” teacher Brandy Jo Brehm said.   Students... Read More

February 7, 2010

Greensboro Montessori School raises $2,000 for Haitians
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After braving frigid temperatures for nine days in the mornings and afternoons, the students at Greensboro Montessori School raised more than $2,000 to help with Haiti Earthquake disaster relief. About 60 GMS students took turns standing outside during mo... Read More

GDS to perform "The Sound of Music"

Eighth-grader Grayson Thompson has performed in numerous Greensboro Day School theater productions since he was in second grade. When he heard the school would be producing “The Sound of Music,” he knew he wanted to be a part of the excitement... Read More

Tombstones and transmissions
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Twenty years ago, I got an excellent deal on a 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais. A program car sold through a dealership, it was as good as new with only 4,000 miles showing on the odometer. Our family was thrilled. It was equipped with a few frills of its... Read More

Car rides not always easy for doggy to stomach
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Written from the point of view of Bayley, Linda Vestal’s dog. I am a homebody at heart. I usually prefer to lie in my bed, licking and scratching my paws to my heart’s content. Beyond the occasional trip out to the side yard or by my food bow... Read More

Business spotlight: Fuller Primary Care
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Business: Fuller Primary Care Description: Health care — family practice What sets your business apart? Solely owned by a doctor of nursing practice: Family nurse practitioner offering preventive health services as well as disease management for the... Read More

February 2, 2010

Spring is coming, Science Center groundhog predicts
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Despite the cold, dreary conditions this morning, the Natural Science Center's groundhog, Woody, predicted an early spring during Groundhog Day festivities on Tuesday. Using his state-of-the-art weather center and his weather sense while listening to the... Read More

January 31, 2010

Tax firm promotes field trips

Linda Anderson fondly remembers going downtown and visiting a bank on a field trip as a child. “Of course, field trips were fun, but I remember how meaningful they were, too, getting to tour places behind the scenes,” said Anderson, chairwoman... Read More

"Annie" performance to benefit real orphans

Marlene Hawkins, an administrator at Greensboro Performing Arts, grew up in three orphanages in North Carolina, so when the arts center chose “Annie” for its upcoming production, she openly shared with students about her childhood. “I th... Read More

Elon golfer leads Haiti fund raiser

Another Elon University athlete is trying to help earthquake victims in Haiti through a college sports community. Jayson Judy is leading the mens golf team in a pledge drive called “Eagles for Haiti,” which asks sponsors to donate money to the... Read More

Western Alamance basketball player reaches goal of 1,000 points

Even though the Jan. 19 game had barely begun when Kyler Gregory sank the basketball through the hoop, the clock stopped and a brief celebration began.  The crowd in Western Alamance High School’s gym stood and cheered for the 18-year-old senio... Read More

Donations to United Way can change lives

Final part in a series, “Helping People You Know — Right Here, Right Now,” from United Way of Greater Greensboro. Every dollar matters. Dollars serve as the link between those who are in need of critical services in Guilford County and... Read More

January 24, 2010

Dancing to make a difference
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As Tyler Perkins, 16, and her mother, Olga, headed home from their ballroom dance class one frigid day last winter, Perkins noticed several homeless people on the side of the road. Their hardship tore at Tyler’s heart and led her to put a plan into... Read More

Business seminar to be held

 National Network Services’ Small Business Development Program will host a seminar, “Getting Opportunities for Your Future” at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30. The seminar will introduce businesses and organizations to funding resources and assi... Read More

Elon catcher starts Haiti fund raiser

ELON — When Mike Melillo decided to start a fundraiser to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti, he built it around something he knows well — college baseball. Melillo, a catcher for Elon University’s team, set up “Pinch Hit for Hait... Read More

Business: spotlight iSalon & Spa

Business: iSalon & Spa Description: Full-service salon and spa What sets your business apart? Provides full-service salon and spa under one roof. Hair salon, nail salon, facial and therapeutic body massage Owner: Yvette Joyce Address: 1348 Java Lane...... Read More

Playing with Legos blocks is fun for young and old

I am not really sure how it happened, but one night in early December, my son and I began looking through the products at Lego.com. It had been awhile since we had been to the site, so we went from page to page, intrigued by many of the sets geared toward... Read More

January 17, 2010

Community rallies around young cancer victim
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When Brad and Vickie Ingle’s 9-year-old son Alex was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare type of cancer, in October, their world was turned upside down and inside out. “Our ‘normal’ is no longer normal, and making a plan h... Read More

Parents graduate from reading class

When Suzanne Fray, Hunter Elementary School’s social worker, heard about the MotherRead program, she knew immediately it would benefit her school. “We want to increase parent involvement around their children’s education, and research in... Read More

Pondering perils of prostate cancer

Writing about prostate cancer is as much fun as writing about toothaches. I’ve had several teeth that ached but only one problematic prostate gland. During my toothache days, the options were clear – “pull ’em or drill ’em.&r... Read More

January 14, 2010

Elon flushes some water lines to reduce trihalomethanes

The town of Elon has taken measures to lower the amount of contaminants in its water after routine testing in 2009 showed an amount exceeding the state’s standard, the town manager said.The town has flushed some of its water lines to reduce the amou... Read More

January 13, 2010

Votes needed to help nonprofit win grant

I Am Now, a High Point nonprofit supporting young adults who are homeless or aging out of foster care, is in the running to receive $10,000 from Clorox. To win the grant, I Am Now must be among the top-five vote getters online. I Am Now is one of 50 nonpr... Read More

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